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Lynn and I recently purchased a property on Harstine Island in the South Sounds, WA.   We’re in the process of building a house on the salt water front lot.    One of the popular things to do is to plant you own shellfish on the beach.   This June, we planted two types of Oysters (Kumo’s and Triploid’s) and Manilla Clams.    The Kumo’s will take about 12 – 18 months to reach full size while the triploids and clams should be ready for eating in 9 – 12.  Yum… 🙂

We bought our seeds from Taylor Shellfish Farms in Shelton.  They have regular seed sales that coincide with the super low tides (required to get a good, low spot for planting).

More pics and video on https://wildrileys.smugmug.com/gallery/5224191_VMhT9

My copy of TGO Magazine just arrived courtesy of Zinio Reader.   I won’t rant about how much I hate Zinio but it’s the only fast way to get overseas publications… Sigh…

This month is TGO month and the magazine includes a complete write up on the TGO challenge along with the 2009 entry form.    A bunch of us are seriously considering taking on the challenge next year – it’s a coast-to-coast walk from East to West Scotland that has to be completed in under 14 days.   It’s called “The Challenge” since each challenger or team has to completely plan their own route (with feedback provided on route choice).

For kicks, I plotted the official East Coast starting points on Live Maps to get a sense of the scale of the walk.   Click on the map below for details.    We have until early October to submit our entry forms. 

Fingers crossed, it should be a lot of fun 🙂

Update – Brett has posted an updated map here.